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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump disinfectant comments come under scrutiny + Australia, NZ hold driveway vigils on Anzac Day + Mexico's lucha libre wrestlers mask-up in style + Sports commentators get creative under lockdown Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's comments about coronavirus patients being injected with disinfectant come under increased scrutiny, as the US death toll passes 50,000 and the UN pushes for a vaccine. 800 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-NZealand-Anzac-health-virus-military-WWI,lead SYDNEY Australians and New Zealanders hold dawn Anzac Day vigils from the isolation of their own driveways to honour their armed forces, unable to gather at war memorials because of coronavirus lockdowns. 600 words 0330 GMT by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-wrestling,FOCUS PUEBLA, Mexico All around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has left people scrambling for protective face coverings. But in Mexico, where the masked stars of "lucha libre" wrestling are already cultural icons, people are using their colorful masks to ward off the disease in style. 700 words 0130 GMT by German Campos. Picture. Video Health-virus-sport-commentators LONDON Dogs chasing rubber bones, "competitive" road crossing and the thrills of grilled chicken have become the new currency for sports commentators looking to entertain fans during the coronavirus lockdown. 650 words 0130 GMT by Steven Griffiths. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Top White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx shrank in horror and around the nation comedians sharpened their pens: President Donald Trump had just asked if virus victims couldn't be injected with disinfectant. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-US ATLANTA Gyms, hair salons and tattoo parlors have a green light to reopen in the state of Georgia as the United States surpasses the grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 0230 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-ultraviolet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus? A White House presentation on a mysterious government study says so -- but some scientists have called for caution as we await more evidence. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed Brazil-politics-government-corruption-police,WRAP BRASILIA Sergio Moro, Brazil's justice and security minister, resigns after clashing with President Jair Bolsonaro over the sacking of the federal police chief. 700 words moved by Jordi Miro with Eugenia Logiuratto in Rio de Janeiro Canada-crime-police-shooting,2ndlead OTTAWA The worst mass shooting in Canada's history started with the suspect assaulting his girlfriend, and this may have been the "catalyst" for the 22 grisly slayings that followed, police say. 750 words moved by Michel Comte Health-virus-US-economy-recession,WRAP WASHINGTON As data showing the severe economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic continues to pile up, the Congressional Budget Office says the US budget deficit will explode this year to $3.7 trillion. 500 words moved by Heather Scott Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook unveils a new video chat service with virtual "rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Health-virus-US-RV,FOCUS NEW YORK Anish Samuel, a doctor specializing in pulmonary critical care, was changing his clothes multiple times an evening and eating separately from his family to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus. Now, Samuel is living in an RV in front of the family home. 650 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video Fbl-ARG-gender,FOCUS LA PLATA, Argentina On the pitch, they finally can feel like themselves. In addition to the sheer joy that football brings them, Mara Gomez and Marcos Rojo have the extra satisfaction of knowing they are blazing a trail for transgender players in Argentina. 600 words moved by Nina Negron. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-health-virus,FOCUS BERLIN At dawn, Lothar Kopp, 65, waits outside a clinic in Berlin along with a handful of mask-clad people standing two metres apart -- here to give blood sample for antibody tests in the hope of finding out if he has previously contracted the coronavirus and since developed immunity. 650 words 0230 GMT by Femke Colborne. File picture. File video Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work soon after his recovery from COVID-19, as pressure mounts on his government to explain how to get Britain out of lockdown. 700 words 0330 GMT by James Pheby. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS The feared impact of coronavirus on Tunisia's fragile public health system has provoked a flurry of innovation, from robotics to digitalisation efforts, to bolster the North African country's pandemic response. 600 words 0230 GMT by Caroline Nelly Perrot. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest-conservation-park,3rdlead GOMA, DR Congo At least 17 people, including 12 rangers are killed in an attack in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official says. 450 words moved -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-fbl-NED,3rdlead THE HAGUE The Dutch football federation (KNVB) calls an end to the 2019-20 season as the Eredivisie becomes the first top European league called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved afp
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